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Comment on I have trouble letting go… by susan

susan — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:00:28 +0000

I forgot to answer this question. Don’t fight. It’s not a “battle.” Maybe notice that you have trouble letting go. Say hmm, I’m having trouble letting go. Who is having trouble letting go? Is it me?

Be okay with not letting go. Say wow, I’m not letting go. Okay, so I can watch myself not letting go. This is so interesting. I am not letting go.

Well that’s all I got for now.

This response was sort of inspired by Eckhart Tolle where he talks about observing whatever is going on and being okay with it. Like he says if you’re unhappy maybe you could say, wow, I’m unhappy. Look at that. Notice it. See if you can allow that… ‘I’m okay with being unhappy. Being unhappy is not so bad.’

Comment on News of a Monday by Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:10:29 +0000

Ooooooo…..love it!
will you translate that for me?

Comment on quote of the day by Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:30:10 +0000

lol - funny but true great quote!

Comment on freedom from defenses by susan

susan — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:56:51 +0000

Those are big questions and I’m sure a subset of the population will actively engage in providing examples. For the rest - even granting that we will only attract visitors of the highest caliber and intellectual acuity - I think it has to start with the author (me, in this case) giving an example of my own to set up something they can respond to.

It’s much easier for people to respond that way. How could I toss out a big question and expect people to answer it without first providing one of my own? Plus if you want people to stick their necks out and give an opinion, you have to do it yourself first. So… yes, I’ll think about some examples here.

A big serious example came to mind but I haven’t the stomach to describe it right now. So on a related matter:

Taking your idea and transposing it to a survey - the yes/no/maybe type of survey - I love those and think that should be a feature! Then the survey could lead to discussion.

Okay I’ll describe the big serious example. The twin towers fell. What if we had done nothing? Except mourn, grieve, accept blessings from the world, and yes - retreat, in the sense of pulling troops out of Saudi Arabia. What if we had put up no defenses? That would have been extremely brave, imho (harder to do than defending), and yet - I wonder if the world would be a more peaceful place today for it.

On a smaller scale I don’t even know if I can do this in my own life. Put up no defenses. When I think about it right now, it seems like it would take far greater courage and greater faith to do that. Faith in what I don’t know. Just faith that it’s the better choice.

Comment on Change and charity by susan

susan — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:11:52 +0000

um, I checked out Hoongle but they were experiencing “technical difficulties”!

so is Kiva about microlending? that is very cool.

Comment on freedom from defenses by Jannet

Jannet — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:02:55 +0000

I’m very glad you mentioned this! There are many actions/parties/relationships/etc. associated with “war.” (I placed “war” in quotes because it is one of those words/labels that we can seem so sure of that we can fail to pause and understand. What might happen if we lent our awareness to the concept of war?)

I wonder if it might be interesting to site guests if we presented posts like this and asked for examples of how “A defense against anything is an act of war”? Or perhaps we can ask for examples that can both support and undermine the statement?

Comment on angels - see about page by susan

susan — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:04:17 +0000

thanks! good point - thanks for the additional item.

Comment on “What if we could save a life right now?” by Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:49:45 +0000

J! Lol!
are you kidding me?? I ask myself on a daily basis “how did I get here?”
I love that song!

“(What if anything/everything we do–even just “showing up” some place–is a miracle?)”
I agree!
Miralces are hard work;most people give up before they happen!

Comment on angels - see about page by Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:45:28 +0000

Great summary!!!!
I added one tiny thing.

Comment on “What if we could save a life right now?” by Jannet

Jannet — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:49:48 +0000

I have an Elton John song singing through my head right now. Thanks! lol! “Someone saved my life tonight…”

I’m reading and posting here right now, and maybe I’m in a funky Friday mood but… it feels rather miraculous! (What if anything/everything we do–even just “showing up” some place–is a miracle?)

How did I get here? lol!

Now I have a Talking Heads song singing through my head…

“And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself: well…how did I get here?”